Jillian Michaels - 30 Day Shred [DVD]

First off, dvd was quickly delivered and well packaged. Secondly, this is the best fitness dvd I have ever done. I have watched Jillian on the Biggest Loser and thought she was pretty tough, but she gets the job done. You are meant to work each level (there are 3) for 10 days with no rest, then level 2 for 10 days, then level 3. There is also no rest when you are working out (apart from 5 seconds quick recovery). I did level 1 for 10 days, level 2 for about 15 days, then level 3 which is where I am now. The exercise is broken down into 3 levels. Level 1 is hard, I did it the first time without weights and then started on little dinky 1kg weights and it hurt, I followed Anita mainly for the modified versions till I felt more comfortable. The warm up is very old school, like PE back in the day, but effective. The actual circuits which are based on the 3-2-1 interval training approach, are progressive and when you start the workout you think it will be easy, but the progressiveness of it means by the end you are really pushing yourself! It is only 20 minutes for the workout and if you have a nice hot shower immediately after it definitely helps. Level 2 is a big jump. When you feel you have conquered level 1 and are mainly following Natalie (the advanced exerciser), then its time to go to level 2. I also got overconfident and stepped up my weights to 1.5kg each, on Jillians website it says you should be using 5lb weights. Level 2 is less stressful on your knees, but more so on your upper body. There is a lot of intense core work too. I found level 2 to be the hardest! Level 3 is where cardio gets more intense (with weights!), more plank work and something called plyometric training which is jump training. Jumping lunges are hard. Plank Jacks are hard. Mountain Climbers are hard. Yep, its hard. But by this stage you can see some fabulous results and know you are toning up your whole body effectively. This dvd will push you. You have to really want to change your body. I had a baby 4 months ago and have been doing this for the past month and a half and have lost about 8lbs but have muscle definition and strength that I didn't have before. I feel stronger physically and mentally. I really feel like I can achieve more than what I thought I could, it was only my negative mindset and fear that stopped me from getting what I want. Please do not hesitate to buy this. £5 bargain and it will change your life and body. I eat healthily, I exercise daily, I am looking for more challenges and this can only be a good thing :)

For background, I am a 39 year old man who was moderately fit before starting this and no stranger to exercise, but not very consistent and parts of my body definitely needed tightening up. There are 3 workouts which take around 30 minutes each by the time you've done a quick warm up and stretch and got the DVD going. The workouts are progressively harder and there are no rules about when to move on - you just start the next level up when you feel like a new challenge. You do one each day for 30 days straight. All you need is a bit of space and some hand weights. I used 3kg, my wife used 2kg. For some exercises I could have easily lifted more and for some this was quite a challenge. This is definitely a fitness/toning DVD though and in no way a strength/bodybuilding DVD. Space-wise you need to be able to take a large stride forwards and backwards as well as jump as far as you can left to right. The routines are split into 3 mins strength, 2 mins cardio and 1 minute abs. Each workout has three different routines (so 18 mins exercise in total with no resting, plus a warm up and stretch). Workout 1 is moderately easy after doing it a few times, although I was still grunting and groaning at some of the strength exercises. Workout 2 is a big step up in hardness and I spent most of the 30 days doing this. The cardio for this really made me work hard. Workout 3 is another step up, although not as much from 1 to 2. The Strength, Cardio and Abs all seem to get mixed in for this workout - sometimes you are using no weights and loads of ab work for the strength section, but then weights for the cardio or abs. There is some killer thigh work in workout 3, and I found it better to alternate between 2 and 3 for a few days until my legs had got used to the shock. I have to say I really enjoyed doing this DVD, and got good results out of it. I am definitely a lot more toned and feel a lot fitter. Although hard work, I got quite addicted to it and looked forward to doing it most days. I wouldn't normally do 30 days exercise in a row and wondered if it was going to put too much strain on my joints but I was fine with it and enjoyed the consistency. I paid about a fiver for it which I consider exceptional value. You can watch/do the first workout YouTube, but the second and third get taken down straight away so I presume this is an unofficial promotional technique by the producers - it certainly worked for me as I wanted the rest of the workouts. Worth trying if you are wondering if you'll like her style. There are only two minor downsides for me: 1. It's definitely aimed at women - the presenter and both assistants are female and Jillian addresses the audience assuming they are all female. To be fair, this is probably the vast majority of the target audience but it would have been nice to see a guy doing it as well as the exercises are certainly suitable for a man. 2. Every time you start the DVD you have to wait for Jillian to blather on about the workouts, how the DVD is structured, etc etc. Fine for the first time but you can't skip this or fast forward it, and it gets really annoying to have to sit through this intro for the 30th time. It probably only lasts about 2 minutes but it frustrated me that I couldn't just put the DVD in and go, and being petty as I am it put me in a slightly annoyed mood for the start of my workout! Probably not something that would bother more tolerant people but I considered knocking off a star. All in all very happy with this DVD though and would thoroughly recommend. Delivered the results I wanted and was exceptional value.

Je ne peux pas le mettre sur mon DVD est arrivé très très tard

Très bon achat : le dvd inclut 3 circuits d'une bonne demi heure chacun et de trois niveaux différents. Le premier est assez simple et pas "ludique" mais permet d'acquérir une bonne technique tout en travaillant ses muscles...quand même ! Les deux autres sont de vrais "challenges" pour lequel une très bonne condition physique est nécessaire mais quel satisfaction quand on arrive à la fin pour ne pas parler de l'efficacité, que ce soit pour perdre du poids ou pour muscler !

Después de 6 semanas realizando los ejercicios del DVD, aquí dejo mi comentario. El DVD contiene 3 sesiones de ejercicios (de unos 28 minutos cada una). Cada una de estas sesiones o niveles se distribuyen de la siguiente manera: - Unos minutos de ejercicios de calentamiento. - 3 circuitos. Cada circuito consta de: * 3 minutos de ejercicios de fuerza. * 2 minutos de ejercicios de cardio. * 1 minuto de ejercicios de abdominales. - Unos minutos de estiramientos. En cada nivel o sesión, puedes hacer los ejercicios según seas principiante o avanzado. A parte de Jillian (la entrenadora), hay dos chicas más que realizan los ejercicios que Jillian explica. En cada ejercicio, una de las chicas hace la versión para principiantes y, la otra, la versión para avanzados. Así, a medida que van pasando los días, puedes aumentar la dificultad de los ejercicios haciendo su versión más dura. Materiales necesarios: - Una esterilla. - Unas pesas (o unas botellitas de agua si no se tienen pesas). Sobre mi experiencia: he dedicado dos semanas a cada nivel (5 o 6 días la semana) y el resultado final ha sido muy positivo. Después de mes y medio de esfuerzo y dedicación, he perdido 5 quilos de peso y mejorado mi forma física. Los primeros días que dedicas a cada nivel son muy duros y se suda mucho durante cada sesión pero el resultado final vale la pena. Puntos flojos: aunque me parece un DVD muy bueno, hay algún aspecto que se podría mejorar. El principal que yo destaco es la falta de algún tipo de aviso sonoro (p.e. un pitido,…) para indicar que se cambia de ejercicio ya que hay momentos que no te das cuenta porque estas muy concentrado o porque tu postura no te permite ver la televisión. Conclusión: si tienes fuerza de voluntad y estas motivado/a, sin duda este es un muy buen DVD para realizar ejercicio en casa. Los ejercicios son muy fáciles de hacer y seguir y están muy bien explicados. Muy buena relación calidad-precio. Lo recomiendo!!!

Ich habe schon viele Sport DVDs zu Hause, nur fehlt mir oft Zeit und Lust für 60min Workouts. 20min sind aber sogar für meinen Schweinehund Stemmbar. Das training ist hart aber man hat immer das Ziel vor Augen, da jede Übung nur 30sec andauert. Ich habe jetzt 2 Wochen weg, habe gerade mit Level 2 begonnen und ja, ich habe Jillian verflucht. Ich hab noch nie so geschwitzt in so kurzer Zeit. Meine Kondition ist merklich besser und die Muskeln fangen an zu wachsen. Ich bin bisher begeistert. Und ich stimme den anderen Rezensionen zu, stellt euch nicht ständig auf die Wage, Muskelmasse ist schwerer als Fett. Wenn ihr also vorher kaum welche hattet, wird sich am Gewicht nicht viel tun, da sich der Effekt ausgleicht. Macht ein Foto von euch in den selben Klamotten, jede Woche eins und schaut was passiert :)

Jillian Michaels è conosciuta negli Stati Uniti come l'istruttore di fitness più tosto (sue testuali parole "tv's toughest trainer") e bisogna riconoscere che si è meritata il titolo. Il dvd comprende 3 workouts, ognuno lungo circa 25 minuti. La formula della Michaels è la 3-2-1, vale a dire: 3 minuti di strenght (esercizi di tonificazione, quali le flessioni, i piegamenti con sollevamento pesi, gli affondi con sollevamento pesi), 2 minuti di cardio (jumping jacks -credo che alcuni li chiamino "salti apri-chiudi" ma non sono sicura-, corsa sul posto, knees-up, butt-kicks) e 1 minuto di addominali. In ogni workout sono previsti 2 minuti di riscaldamento, 3 circuti 3-2-1, e un paio di minuti di rilassamento. Jillian è affiancata da due ragazze che dimostrano gli esercizi: Anita, bionda, che dimostra le versioni da principianti (ad esempio, le flessioni eseguite poggiando a terra le ginocchia o gli affondi non profondi fino a 90°) e Natalie, anche lei bionda ma di colore, che esegue le versioni da avanzati. Per svolgere gli esercizi sono necessari un tappetino (ma dipende molto dalla superficie su cui si lavora: ho provato una volta sul tappeto e non ho avuto alcun problema) e un paio di pesi (non è raccomandato un peso specifico: io uso pesi da 1,5 kg ma dipende dall'allenamento personale e dai risultati che si vogliono ottenere). E' un ottimo dvd: richiede impegno perché non ci sono pause intermedie e Jillian si aspetta il massimo (come ripete più volte, se si vuole un workout di 20 minuti che dia risultati, bisogna sudare), ma dà risultati notevoli. Lo consiglio vivamente.